IDA’s Documentary Nominees

Posted on 10/28/08 3 Comments

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Indiewire posted the nominees for the International Documentary Association Awards.  It is starting to look like one of the sure things in this year’s doc race is Man on Wire, as it’s the one that is finding itself on almost every list thus far.  Young@Heart is not eligible for the Oscar, neither is Waltz with Bashir (which is eligible for Foreign and Animated). It doesn’t appear to be shaping up like a political year for docs, though, unless you count Trouble the Water – because how do you talk about Katrina without talking about the government?

Fataculture’s Nick Plowman called Stranded one of his favorite documentaries of the year and reviews it here. And Kassim the Dream looks pretty fabulous too (trailer above).

The full list of nominees:

Distinguished Documentary Achievement: Feature
Kassim The Dream,” directed by Kief Davidson
Man on Wire,” directed by James Marsh
Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains,” directed by Gonzalo Arijon
Waltz With Bashir,” directed by Ari Folman
Young@Heart,” directed by Stephen Walker

Short Films
Kicks Like a Girl,” directed by Jenny Mackenzie
La Corona,” directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
Redemption Stone,” directed by Tom Dziedzic
Smile Pinki,” directed by Megan Mylan
Tongzhi in Love,” directed by Ruby Yang

Limited Series
“CNN Presents: God’s Warriors”
“The Jewish Americans”
“The War”
“Sin City Law”

Continuing Series
“Nova”
“American Masters”
“This American Life”
“Wide Angle”

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One Comment

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    Harry says:
    Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 8:15am

    Was Frontline eligible for ‘Continuing Series’? If so, I honestly don’t see how it doesn’t win every year.

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